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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| : GRT-00001036 | Other Grant/Funding Number | PCORI |
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| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute | OTHER |
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This randomized pragmatic trial will generate knowledge about strategies used to de-escalate tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapy in patients with juvenile spondyloarthritis with sustained inactive disease and are treated at one of the 29 participating pediatric healthcare systems. This open label study will be conducted in the setting of routine clinical care and will compare the risk and timing of flare (Aim 1) and patients' lived experiences (Aim 2) across three arms.
This project is a prospective, 12-month pragmatic randomized trial embedded within routine clinical care. Children with spondyloarthritis who have maintained inactive disease on a clinically prescribed standard dosing of a TNFi for 6 months or longer will be eligible for enrollment. Children will be randomized to one of the following alternative approaches: continued fixed standard dosing (arm 1), fixed longer dosing intervals of TNFi (arm 2), or stopping TNFi (arm 3). The recommended visit frequency is every 3 months through the study endpoint at 12 months. After subjects have followed their treatment assignment for 12 months, those who have not flared may modify their treatment regimen as per shared decision making between themselves and the treating physician. All participants will be monitored for 24 additional months for long-term outcomes after the intervention period.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| TNFi Standard Therapy | Active Comparator | Continue fixed standard treatment (i.e., no change from current therapy) |
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| TNFi fixed longer dosing intervals | Experimental | Fixed longer dosing intervals of TNFi (i.e., increased time between doses) |
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| TNFi Therapy Withdrawal | Experimental | Stop TNFi treatment |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Standard TNFi Therapy | Other | Participants randomly assigned to this arm will continue taking their TNFi medication as currently prescribed. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Juvenile Spondyloarthritis (JSpA) flare | JSpA flare is defined as clinically meaningful worsening in ≥3 of the following: caregiver/patient assessment of well-being, physician assessment of disease activity, caregiver/patient assessment of pain, physical function, and active joint count. Meaningful change for well-being, disease activity, and pain are an increase of ≥2 on visual analogue scale (range 0-10 with higher scores indicating poorer well-being, higher disease activity, and higher magnitude of pain). Meaningful change in function is defined as ≥3 unit change in the PROMIS mobility or upper extremity T-scores. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) short forms include 8 questions and a T-score of '50' represents the healthy population mean score with standard deviation of 10. Active joint count is defined as the number of joints with swelling or, in the absence of swelling, limitation of motion accompanied by pain or warmth as per the physician examination. | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain interference (as measured by the PROMIS short form) | Pain interference (as measured by the PROMIS short form) of children with spondyloarthritis in the three treatment arms. The PROMIS short form is a validated questionnaire that measures the self-reported consequences of pain on relevant aspects of a person's life.The PROMIS short form includes 8 questions and a T-score of '50' represents the healthy population mean score with standard deviation equal to 10. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Males or females age 8 to 21 years
Juvenile SpA diagnosis (symptom onset before their 16th birthday):
Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO) revision of the The International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria enthesitis/spondylitis-related Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Currently taking one of the following TNFi therapies (Adalimumab, Certolizumab, Etanercept, Golimumab, Infliximab) at standard doses and dosing intervals
Have reached a clinically inactive disease state for a minimum of six months, as determined by treating physician
English speaking or Spanish speaking
Interested and willing to de-escalate TNFi therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
1) History of inflammatory bowel disease, history of uveitis that was not adequately controlled with localized ophthalmic treatment or psoriasis that pre-dates the start of TNFi therapy or psoriasis that started after TNFi therapy and has required more than topical therapy for control
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | 35294 | United States | ||
| Phoenix Children's |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 36755328 | Derived | Weiss PF, Sears CE, Brandon TG, Forrest CB, Neu E, Kohlheim M, Leal J, Xiao R, Lovell D. Biologic Abatement and Capturing Kids' Outcomes and Flare Frequency in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis (BACK-OFF JSpA): study protocol for a randomized pragmatic trial. Trials. 2023 Feb 8;24(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-07038-6. |
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| TNFi fixed longer dosing intervals | Other | Participants randomly assigned to this arm will increase the time between TNFi medication doses.
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| Stop TNFi treatment | Other | Participants randomly assigned to this arm will stop TNFi medication. |
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| 12 months |
| Phoenix |
| Arizona |
| 85006 |
| United States |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | 90027 | United States |
| Stanford University | Palo Alto | California | 94304 | United States |
| Children's Hospital of Colorado | Aurora | Colorado | 80045 | United States |
| Nemours Children's Hospital | Wilmington | Delaware | 19803 | United States |
| Children's National Health System | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20010 | United States |
| Nemours Children's Health | Orlando | Florida | 32827 | United States |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | 30329 | United States |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | United States |
| Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | United States |
| University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital | Iowa City | Iowa | 52242 | United States |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | United States |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | United States |
| University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55455 | United States |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City | Missouri | 64108 | United States |
| St. Louis Children's Hospital | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | United States |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York | New York | 10021 | United States |
| Cohen Children's Medical Center | Queens | New York | 11040 | United States |
| Akron Children's Hospital | Akron | Ohio | 44302 | United States |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45229 | United States |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus | Ohio | 43205 | United States |
| Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel | Portland | Oregon | 97227 | United States |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | United States |
| UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15224 | United States |
| Vanderbilt Children's Hospital | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | United States |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | Texas | 75390 | United States |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | Texas | 77030 | United States |
| Primary Children's Hospital | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84113 | United States |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle | Washington | 98105 | United States |
| The Hospital for Sick Children | Toronto | Ontario | M5G 1E8 | Canada |